KINSHASA -- At least 20 people were killed in a landslide caused by heavy rains Sunday in the province of South Kivu, located in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local media reported Monday, citing local sources.

According to Promesse Mazambi, a local civil society coordinator, at least 20 deaths have been reported in the village of Kalingi, in the territory of Mwenga. The torrential rains also caused considerable property damage. (DRC-Landslide-Death Toll)

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ABUJA -- Eleven people were killed Saturday when the two cars they were riding in collided head-on in northern Nigeria, police has said.

All occupants in the two vehicles died on the spot in the collision in Kwanar Gujungu, a town in Taura local government area of Jigawa state, state police spokesperson Lawan Shiisu said Sunday. (Nigeria-Road Accident-Death Toll)

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TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Monday rejected the U.S. accusation that an Iranian drone attacked a chemical tanker operating in the Indian Ocean.

He made the remarks at a press conference in Tehran while reacting to a Saturday statement by the U.S. Defense Department, in which the U.S. claimed that "the motor vessel CHEM PLUTO, a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker was struck by a drone fired from Iran." (U.S.-Iran-Accusation)

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BELGRADE -- In response to an attempted takeover by the Serbian opposition at the Belgrade City Assembly on Sunday, police detained 38 protesters, the country's police officials said on Monday, adding that eight policemen sustained injuries while defending the assembly.

Chief of the Police Administration Ivica Ivkovic provided details at a press conference on Monday, revealing that a gathering of 2,490 protesters occurred in front of the City Assembly. Within the crowd, numerous individuals engaged in violent actions, targeting police officers at the entrance with stones, clubs, sticks, and pyrotechnics. (Serbia-Clash) Enditem

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